Furniture joint



Sept. 30, 1930. w. c. BAXTER 1,776,769

FURNITURE JOINT I Filed Feb; 8, 1930 v Y INVENTOR 5' I a/zzm 6.56 71 6 ha'r ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 30, 1930' UNITED STATES A 1 i r 1,776,769

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WILLIAM G. BAXTER, or nocnnsrsn, new YORK, 'essrenon- To RIMB LE NURSERY- LAND FURNITURE, me, or scones-run,

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Application filed February s, 1930. Serial N0. 42710245,"

The present invention relates to furniture w joints and more particularly to the type in which two pieces are held together by a bolt the'threads of which are engaged by a nut pocketed in one of the pieces. An object of this invention is to so construct the nut that it may be retained in the pocket by a fastening device so that it will.

not become mislaid when the bolt is withdrawn. 7 r I I Another object of the invention is to pro vide a nut-construction which may be readily formed from a sheet stamping while having means by which it may be secured in the pocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a nut construction which may be readily manipulated from the exterior of the pocket A bolt 5 with a head 6 is openings 3 and 4.

extending therethrough whereasto properlypresent the screw threaded opening thereof to the bolt.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter de- Fig. 5 is a detail View of another side of.

the nut.

In the illustrated embodiment of the'invention 1 and 2 indicate two pieces of an article of furniture to be joined together. The piece 1 has a bore or bolt opening 3 has a bolt opening 4 opening at one end only. projected into both The bolt opening 4 is intersected by a pocket 16 in which the nut by which the bolt is held is mounted. This pocket, in this in stance, opens on the underside of the piece so as not to be visible from the top of the furniture.

removed.

the piece 2, to secure by Letters Patent is:

The nut isof novel construction and in this embodiment, comprises a central por- NEW YonK, A conronarrronor NEW tion 6 and. two arms 7; and 8 ma formed '1 from a sheetfmetal stamping. The central portion curved transverselyso that it conforms to the cylindrical. The arm Tis'atthe'top of r 1 and isof such a length that its 'fcurvedifree edge, 9 engagesthat portion ofthe pocket '5 opposite the portion engaged by the central portion-6 so as to permit the nut to turn in wall of the pocket. the central portion the pocket The other arm 8 of the nut lies outside of the pocket and extends'over the end ofthe pocketto clo'sethe same and also to project overthe outer face of the pieces. Y

The central portion Glis provided with a v perforated boss 10.whichis, internally threaded at 11. This boss is pressed from the sheet metal and on .the oonVexiaceof the central portion 6 a tapered depression 12 ismprovided which leads the bolt to the'bolt opening in the nut. V The arm 8 has two functions, first, it can be employed for turning the nut "soasto align the opening with the "bolt, and

second,it can be employed for retaining the nut in the pocket after the position of the nut has been determined, so that when the bolt is withdrawn the nut will not drop from a the pocket. For the latter purpose, a pin or other fastener 13 is passed through an opening 14 in the arm 8 and into the piece 2.

This construction provides an anchoring nut which is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to install, while at the same time per mitting the pocket for the nut to be positioned inthe under side of the piece 2 without danger of falling out when the bolt is hat I claim as my invention and desire 1. In furniture, the combination withtwo pieces, one of which is provided with anut receiving pocket and a bolt connecting said n pieces and, extending into the pocket, of a nut for the bolt having a central portion provided with a boltopening for the bolt and curved to conform to the cylindrical wall of the pocket, and an arm extending laterally from the central portion at the inner end" thereof, said arm having a curved end engaging a portion of the wall of the pocket opposite the portion engaged by the central portion.

2. In furniture, the combination with two pieces, one of which is provided with a nut receiving pocket and a bolt connecting said pieces and extending into the pocket, of a nut comprising a central portion provided with a bolt opening for the bolt and two -arins extending laterally from the central portion at opposite ends thereof, the arm at the inner end ofthe bolt acting to hold the central portion against one side of the pocket and the arm at the outer end of the central portion extending over the pocketed piece to one side of the pocket and fastened to such piece. v t I .3. In furniture, the combination with two pieces, one of which is providedw ith .a nut receiving pocket of circular cross section and a bolt connecting said pieces, and extending intothe pocket, of a nut for. the bolt: vrotatable in the pocket about the longitudinal axis of the pocket to aline the opening there'- in with the bolt and having an arm extending therefrom on the outside of the pocket for turning the nut in the pocket.

4. In furniture, the combination with two pieces, one of which is provided with a nut receiving pocketof circular cross section and a bolt connectingsaid pieces andextending into the pocket, of a nut for the bolt having l to the latter.

a sheet metal central portion provided witha bolt opening f r the bolt and curved to conform with the cylindioal wall of the pocket,

7 and an arm .extendinglaterally from the central'portion-at the outer end thereof, said arm a extending over the pocket to close the latter at one side of thecentral portion and also extending over the piece and being secured WILLIAM c. BAXTEB. 

